Contents JUNE 2024 * VOL. 80, NO. 6 k a Issue M 26 21 34 21 The big picture 26 30 Georgia muralists add splashes of color to drab surfaces. By Amber Lanier Nagle Georgia makerspaces Creative, innovative centers turn dreams into reality. By Katie Teems Norris Heart of glass Georgia studios honor the ancient art of glass blowing. By Amber Lanier Nagle On the cover Glass artist Arthur Wilson of Mableton shapes molten glass on the Season 4 set of the Netflix show " Blown Away " in Ontario, Canada, where he competed against nine other glass blowers in North America's largest hot shop. (Photo by David Leyes.) 30 L A 4 MAILBOX 6 PICTURE THIS? 8 GEORGIA NEWS 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 14 CURRENTS 16 COOPERATIVE CONCERNS Broadband for all Georgians 18 GEORGIA GARDENS Gardening beyond the sidewalk 24 MY GEORGIA The power of public art 34 GEORGIA COOKS Zucchini recipes 37 TRIVIA CONTEST 38 HOMETOWN HEROES Boxer Homer Gibbins is a champion for others www.georgiamagazine.org 3 14 SIDNEY ROUSE ISTOCK.COM / ANASTASIANURULLINA COURTESY JEFFERSON ENERGY COOPERATIVE COURTESY CHEROKEE MAKERSPACE H C s T O A r h T S e e G S A D E M Yhttp://www.georgiamagazine.org